Method and levels of ping notification
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1. A method of determining whether to establish a synchronization connection on a mobile device, the method comprising:
- determining that there is data on a computing device to be synchronized with data on the mobile device;
broadcasting a notification indicating that there is data to be synchronized to the mobile device using a one-way communication channel, the notification comprising a globally unique identifier for a container;
receiving the notification at the mobile device; and
based in part on the notification, deciding whether to initiate a connection to a computing device for the purpose of synchronization by comparing the globally unique identifier to globally unique identifiers of containers stored on the mobile device and by comparing the globally unique identifier to globally unique identifiers in previous notifications.
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Abstract
A method is provided for sending notifications to a mobile device to indicate that there is data on a computing device to be synchronized. Under one embodiment, the notification is sent as a short message service message. Multiple levels of notification are possible with the lowest level indicating only that there is data to be synchronized and the highest level identifying the object that changed and the content of the change.
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1. A method of determining whether to establish a synchronization connection on a mobile device, the method comprising:
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determining that there is data on a computing device to be synchronized with data on the mobile device; broadcasting a notification indicating that there is data to be synchronized to the mobile device using a one-way communication channel, the notification comprising a globally unique identifier for a container; receiving the notification at the mobile device; and based in part on the notification, deciding whether to initiate a connection to a computing device for the purpose of synchronization by comparing the globally unique identifier to globally unique identifiers of containers stored on the mobile device and by comparing the globally unique identifier to globally unique identifiers in previous notifications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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